No Longer coming to you Live from Disney World! Take 3 DDW'S TAMBU LOUNGE 8/6
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peteykirch
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I used a Nikon D7000 with a Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 for the Poly Pictures, and a regular 35mm f/1.8 for the majority of my food pictures.
jabead
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Just a reminder that next up to the Disney Dining Plate are ...
JulieODC - and -
Cree629 
Chrissy & family
Julie will be at Disney World from 11/10 - 11/16 and has volunteered to do live updates for us!
Chrissy & family will be at Disney World from 11/10 - 11/19 and she has also volunteered to do live updates for us!
HAVE A GREAT TRIP, Julie and Chrissy & family!!!
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jabead
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Our First Update of the Day was sent to us this morning by Kim (Kimmy2Disney).
She said, "Tues. night we had dinner at...
"It was great as always! One thing had changed from the summer though - the pork was different. Instead of the Chinese BBQ looking pink sauce on it, it was a sweet an sour sauce like they serve for dipping... Not as good
but the other meats were awesome!"
She said, "Tues. night we had dinner at...
"It was great as always! One thing had changed from the summer though - the pork was different. Instead of the Chinese BBQ looking pink sauce on it, it was a sweet an sour sauce like they serve for dipping... Not as good
but the other meats were awesome!"
2 November Game Points Earned + 3 Bonus Points for sign, menu, and First Update of the Day
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The next update to be received this morning was this one from Chris (ChrisNY2).
He said, "On Friday, we woke up and went to Hollywood Studios. We had a small breakfast at...
"We split the sausage egg and cheese english muffin sandwich. (no pic received). It was double decker, so splitting it was the perfect amount. We enjoyed this."
"For lunch, we went to one of my favorite restaurants, Epcot's...
Teppan Edo
"I enjoyed the Chicken Breast and Shrimp combination with Iced Green Tea. It was delicious as usual!"
"After enjoying drinks around some of the Food and Wine Festival kiosks, we went to a Culinary Demonstration. The Chef from Citrico's taught us about homemade limoncello and fettuccine with shrimp."
"We really enjoyed the presentation and the food was delicious! These demos are a good bargain."
He said, "On Friday, we woke up and went to Hollywood Studios. We had a small breakfast at...
"We split the sausage egg and cheese english muffin sandwich. (no pic received). It was double decker, so splitting it was the perfect amount. We enjoyed this."
"For lunch, we went to one of my favorite restaurants, Epcot's...
Teppan Edo
"I enjoyed the Chicken Breast and Shrimp combination with Iced Green Tea. It was delicious as usual!"
"After enjoying drinks around some of the Food and Wine Festival kiosks, we went to a Culinary Demonstration. The Chef from Citrico's taught us about homemade limoncello and fettuccine with shrimp."
"We really enjoyed the presentation and the food was delicious! These demos are a good bargain."
6 November Game Points Earned + 7 Bonus Points for sign, menus/recipes, and pic of Chris & Azadeh with Chef
jabead
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Then we received a couple more updates from Kim (Kimmy2Disney), starting with a snack update from Downtown Disney's...
Goofy's Candy Co.
"We were back early from 'Ohana, so we decided to head to DTD."
"We got a make your own snack at Goofy's."
"Joe had a dark chocolate covered marshmallow dipped in peanut butter chips with dark chocolate drizzle. I had a milk chocolate Rice Krispie treat dipped on coconut and drizzled with dark chocolate- so so good!"
"Half eaten... Oops! Guess we were excited!"
Goofy's Candy Co.
"We were back early from 'Ohana, so we decided to head to DTD."
"We got a make your own snack at Goofy's."
"Joe had a dark chocolate covered marshmallow dipped in peanut butter chips with dark chocolate drizzle. I had a milk chocolate Rice Krispie treat dipped on coconut and drizzled with dark chocolate- so so good!"
"Half eaten... Oops! Guess we were excited!"
1 November Game Point Earned + 4 Bonus Points for Make your own Treat menu, sign and misc. pics
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Kim's next update was from their lunch on Wednesday at Animal Kingdom's...
"Mom had a chai tea, I had a berry cherry limeade- yum!"
"Mom and I had steak and shrimp...
"Joe had the maple tamarind glazed chicken....
"Shrimp were good, steak had good flavor but was way way undercooked - seared but almost raw. Joe said the chicken was alright but nothing special."
"For dessert we had fried wontons, and mango pie- both were very good!"
"We had an early ADR here so they weren't busy yet, but our service was not very good - no drink refills and just overall inattentive."
"Mom had a chai tea, I had a berry cherry limeade- yum!"
"Mom and I had steak and shrimp...
"Joe had the maple tamarind glazed chicken....
"Shrimp were good, steak had good flavor but was way way undercooked - seared but almost raw. Joe said the chicken was alright but nothing special."
"For dessert we had fried wontons, and mango pie- both were very good!"
"We had an early ADR here so they weren't busy yet, but our service was not very good - no drink refills and just overall inattentive."
2 November Game Points Earned + 3 Bonus Points for sign and menu pics
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Kim then continued with this snack update from DHS.
She said, "At DHS later, we tried the carrot cake cookie at...
"This was good but very very sweet!! Shared between three people was the way to go!"
She said, "At DHS later, we tried the carrot cake cookie at...
"This was good but very very sweet!! Shared between three people was the way to go!"
1 November Game Point Earned + 3 Bonus Points for sign, menu, and display case pics
JulieODC
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Hi Everyone!
We arrive at WDW tomorrow morning, and can't wait to get started with our live updates!
Our little family includes me, DH, and DD, who turned 2yrs in September. We are so-called "foodies" and love to eat out -- but have admittedly, fallen off the wagon a bit since DD came along. DH is somewhat of a beer aficionado, and it seems like the beer options have grown since our visit last year - so we'll be sure to explore that! We're looking forward to some fun dining adventures in WDW!
Our dining reservation line-up includes:
Sunday: Flying Fish (dinner)
Monday: Crystal Palace (breakfast, pre-rope drop!)
Tuesday: San Angel Inn (dinner)
Wednesday: California Grill (dinner)
Thursday: Hollywood and Vine (breakfast)
Friday: Coral Reef (dinner)
Saturday: Cape May Café (breakfast)
Traveling with a 2 yr old, these might be subject to change!
We're also hoping to hit some old favorite and some new-to-us CS locations, including: Pecos Bills, Tutto Gusto, Tangierine Café, Flame Tree BBQ, Sleepy Hollow, dole whips (!).....and if we can make it happen, swing by a few F&W booths on the last day of the festival.
I'm thinking about doing a trip report too (my first one) - but that's still TBD.
Excited to get eating!
We arrive at WDW tomorrow morning, and can't wait to get started with our live updates!
Our little family includes me, DH, and DD, who turned 2yrs in September. We are so-called "foodies" and love to eat out -- but have admittedly, fallen off the wagon a bit since DD came along. DH is somewhat of a beer aficionado, and it seems like the beer options have grown since our visit last year - so we'll be sure to explore that! We're looking forward to some fun dining adventures in WDW!
Our dining reservation line-up includes:
Sunday: Flying Fish (dinner)
Monday: Crystal Palace (breakfast, pre-rope drop!)
Tuesday: San Angel Inn (dinner)
Wednesday: California Grill (dinner)
Thursday: Hollywood and Vine (breakfast)
Friday: Coral Reef (dinner)
Saturday: Cape May Café (breakfast)
Traveling with a 2 yr old, these might be subject to change!
We're also hoping to hit some old favorite and some new-to-us CS locations, including: Pecos Bills, Tutto Gusto, Tangierine Café, Flame Tree BBQ, Sleepy Hollow, dole whips (!).....and if we can make it happen, swing by a few F&W booths on the last day of the festival.
I'm thinking about doing a trip report too (my first one) - but that's still TBD.
Excited to get eating!
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Today we received several updates from both mousegear and Pixiedust1983 so let's take a look at some of those, starting with this one from mousegear.
She said, "On Saturday, Nov. 2, we had an 8:00 am ADR at...
Tusker House
"We were the first ones in the Animal Kingdom parking lot."
"Here is a pic of the beautiful sky that morning, taken from the AK parking lot."
"The weather forecast said that it was supposed to rain all day but it wasn't raining yet. However, at Tusker House, Donald wasn't outside to take pictures."
First some buffet pics...
"My first plate...
"The waffles at Tusker House tasted much better than Crystal Palace. It was freshly made."
"My second plate of fruit...
"Our waitress was efficient and good. We met all four characters pretty quickly and we settled the bill by 8:45."
"DS and DNiece with Donald."
"We were then waiting for our photo package since we have PP+ and by 8:55, I asked our waitress and she got a Photopass person. They couldn't locate our photos at all and they said that they are having lots of issues since the system just updated a few days prior. They told me to either check at the PP place at the front of the park or at the PP kiosk at the resort. They couldn't find our picture at both places and they told me to call PP once I get home.
Besides the whole issue with PP, we had a great meal."
She said, "On Saturday, Nov. 2, we had an 8:00 am ADR at...
Tusker House
"We were the first ones in the Animal Kingdom parking lot."
"Here is a pic of the beautiful sky that morning, taken from the AK parking lot."
"The weather forecast said that it was supposed to rain all day but it wasn't raining yet. However, at Tusker House, Donald wasn't outside to take pictures."
First some buffet pics...
"My first plate...
"The waffles at Tusker House tasted much better than Crystal Palace. It was freshly made."
"My second plate of fruit...
"Our waitress was efficient and good. We met all four characters pretty quickly and we settled the bill by 8:45."
"DS and DNiece with Donald."
"We were then waiting for our photo package since we have PP+ and by 8:55, I asked our waitress and she got a Photopass person. They couldn't locate our photos at all and they said that they are having lots of issues since the system just updated a few days prior. They told me to either check at the PP place at the front of the park or at the PP kiosk at the resort. They couldn't find our picture at both places and they told me to call PP once I get home.
Besides the whole issue with PP, we had a great meal."
3 November Game Points Earned + 12 Bonus Points for sign, pic of DS & Niece with Donald, and buffet and other misc. pics
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Now we will switch over to Anna (Pixiedust1983) for an update.
She said, "Tuesday, Nov. 5th we had lunch at...
Teppan Edo
"We had ribs to start and they were really, really tasty. The meat was falling off the bone. (sorry no photo)."
"I had the chicken and shrimp...
... and Lee had steak and chicken."
"Very tasty, this is a must do every trip for us."
"We finished with chocolate ginger cake...
...and green tea cheesecake for Lee."
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She said, "Tuesday, Nov. 5th we had lunch at...
Teppan Edo
"We had ribs to start and they were really, really tasty. The meat was falling off the bone. (sorry no photo)."
"I had the chicken and shrimp...
... and Lee had steak and chicken."
"Very tasty, this is a must do every trip for us."
"We finished with chocolate ginger cake...
...and green tea cheesecake for Lee."
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Next Anna said, "After Teppan Edo on Tuesday the 5th, we visited some of the food and wine booths."
"We tried the filet mignon in Canada which was excellent."
"I also had a Grey Goose lemon slushie from France...
...and prosecco from Italy."
"It was a beautiful day and we saw a perfect rainbow."
"It was bonfire night for us in UK so we stayed to watch the fireworks."
"We tried the filet mignon in Canada which was excellent."
"I also had a Grey Goose lemon slushie from France...
...and prosecco from Italy."
"It was a beautiful day and we saw a perfect rainbow."
"It was bonfire night for us in UK so we stayed to watch the fireworks."
3 November Game Points Earned + 1 Bonus Point for misc. pics
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Then back to mousegear, who last Saturday also had lunch at Epcot's...
Teppan Edo
She said, "We were quickly seated with another group of 4 elderly Brazilian people who couldn't speak English very well. So we kept to ourselves."
"The meal at Teppan Edo was good as always. I ordered scallops...
"DS ordered shrimp, DCousin ordered Filet Mignon and DNiece ordered chicken. All were good and we enjoyed talking with the CMs. They told us about their home country and shared about their experiences so far working at Disney."
For their desserts...
Green tea cheesecake
Green tea ice cream
Vanilla ice cream
Teppan Edo
She said, "We were quickly seated with another group of 4 elderly Brazilian people who couldn't speak English very well. So we kept to ourselves."
"The meal at Teppan Edo was good as always. I ordered scallops...
"DS ordered shrimp, DCousin ordered Filet Mignon and DNiece ordered chicken. All were good and we enjoyed talking with the CMs. They told us about their home country and shared about their experiences so far working at Disney."
For their desserts...
Green tea cheesecake
Green tea ice cream
Vanilla ice cream
3 November Game Points Earned + 1 Bonus Point for misc. pic
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Next mousegear sent us a two-part snack update from Epcot, starting with France's...
"DS got mango sorbet and DNiece got mint chocolate chip."
"Then we stopped by Les Halles to look around and couldn't walk out without buying."
"We decided to get ham and swiss on a baguette, orange juice and desserts for next morning's breakfast in the room."
"Oops! I forgot to take a picture of the sandwich. But they stayed well in the refrigerator over night. We shared these desserts as well. The kids were bouncing off the wall with so much sugar intake thanks to DDP."
"DS got mango sorbet and DNiece got mint chocolate chip."
"Then we stopped by Les Halles to look around and couldn't walk out without buying."
"We decided to get ham and swiss on a baguette, orange juice and desserts for next morning's breakfast in the room."
"Oops! I forgot to take a picture of the sandwich. But they stayed well in the refrigerator over night. We shared these desserts as well. The kids were bouncing off the wall with so much sugar intake thanks to DDP."
2 November Game Points Earned + 5 Bonus Points for sign, menus, and misc. pics
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Switching back to Anna (Pixiedust1983) for a breakfast snack update from DHS'...
She said, "Wednesday, 6th Nov we were at Hollywood Studios."
"We started the day at Starring Rolls Cafe."
"I had the chocolate croissant and Lee had the plain croissant."
"Delicious."
She said, "Wednesday, 6th Nov we were at Hollywood Studios."
"We started the day at Starring Rolls Cafe."
"I had the chocolate croissant and Lee had the plain croissant."
"Delicious."
1 November Game Point Earned + 1 Bonus Point for sign
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Anna's next update was from their lunch on Wednesday at the newly opened...
"It was busy on the patio so they let us sit inside."
"We started with two margarita flights...
- Brown derby margarita (lime)
- Pomegranate
- Mango
"I liked the mango best, then pomegranate and then the lime."
"We didn't like these much as we are not big tequila fans. But I thought it would be good to try."
"We had two sets of the sliders, which were delicious."
"One has chorizo through the meat and the other was wagyu beef with avocado and bacon on top, that one was my favourite."
"We also split the duck tacos which were also very good."
"For dessert Lee had the Strawberry champagne cheesecake."
"And I had the White chocolate and banana foster tower."
"Both were delicious and very large portions, the pictures make them look normal size."
"Lee doesn't eat chocolate so his has no garnish."
"Overall a delicious meal, I will definitely return."
"It was busy on the patio so they let us sit inside."
"We started with two margarita flights...
- Brown derby margarita (lime)
- Pomegranate
- Mango
"I liked the mango best, then pomegranate and then the lime."
"We didn't like these much as we are not big tequila fans. But I thought it would be good to try."
"We had two sets of the sliders, which were delicious."
"One has chorizo through the meat and the other was wagyu beef with avocado and bacon on top, that one was my favourite."
"We also split the duck tacos which were also very good."
"For dessert Lee had the Strawberry champagne cheesecake."
"And I had the White chocolate and banana foster tower."
"Both were delicious and very large portions, the pictures make them look normal size."
"Lee doesn't eat chocolate so his has no garnish."
"Overall a delicious meal, I will definitely return."
10 November Game Points Earned for first update from HBD Lounge + 2 Bonus Points for sign and pic of Emily
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Another update from mousegear and then it's time to call it a night.
She said, "We toured a very empty DHS on Sunday morning, 11/3. We walked on Toy Story once and used FP+ afterwards. We also met Woody and Buzz...
"Mike and Sully...
"McQueen and Mater...
...and Phineas and Ferb."
"We were getting hungry again before our lunch. So we decided to share a CS meal between four of us as a snack. We were waiting by the Beauty and the Beast the theater to watch so we stopped by...
Rosie's All American Cafe
...and got a chicken nugget meal with their seasonal Pumpkin Cupcake."
"The chicken tenders were chunks of white meat, not the processed kind. The pumpkin cupcakes were so good. They were moist and the frosting was awesome. I think this cupcake was the best one so far."
She said, "We toured a very empty DHS on Sunday morning, 11/3. We walked on Toy Story once and used FP+ afterwards. We also met Woody and Buzz...
"Mike and Sully...
"McQueen and Mater...
...and Phineas and Ferb."
"We were getting hungry again before our lunch. So we decided to share a CS meal between four of us as a snack. We were waiting by the Beauty and the Beast the theater to watch so we stopped by...
Rosie's All American Cafe
...and got a chicken nugget meal with their seasonal Pumpkin Cupcake."
"The chicken tenders were chunks of white meat, not the processed kind. The pumpkin cupcakes were so good. They were moist and the frosting was awesome. I think this cupcake was the best one so far."
5 November Game Points Earned + 3 Bonus Points for menu and character pics
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I just love this picture because it seems so random. Burt, Mary...and Cruella, what?
It was funny because I walked up to just have a picture with Burt and Mary Poppins and then Cruella just walked up and joined the photo. It was awesome! I guess since both movies take place in the UK, they can be in the same "universe"
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We received several more updates from mousegear yesterday, so let's start the day with some of those.
She said, "After Beauty and the Beast show, we took the boat to Epcot. Since we canceled some ADRs due to the weather the day before, we needed to burn some TS credits. When we asked the kids what they wanted to eat, they said that they would like to return to...
"First the bread and olive oil...nothing special."
"For an appetizer, we shared an order of calamari, which were freshly made and tender."
"The marinara sauce had a little spicy kick to it, which was good."
"Then we once again ordered Linguini de Mare...
Margherita Pizza...
...and Funghi Pizza."
"I'm so proud to say that I didn't forget to take pics this time."
"For dessert, we ordered lemon sorbet...
Pistachio gelato...
...and zeppole, which all were good."
"The lemon sorbet was refreshing, pistachio had good chunks of nuts which made for an interesting texture. The zeppole is DCousin's favorite dessert."
"DCousin and DNiece's trip ends here and I drove them to MCO. I didn't want them to take DME, which I think is inconvenient since they pick up 3 hours before the flight, which makes for a very long wait at the airport. DS and I came back to the hotel and relaxed before our dinner."
She said, "After Beauty and the Beast show, we took the boat to Epcot. Since we canceled some ADRs due to the weather the day before, we needed to burn some TS credits. When we asked the kids what they wanted to eat, they said that they would like to return to...
"First the bread and olive oil...nothing special."
"For an appetizer, we shared an order of calamari, which were freshly made and tender."
"The marinara sauce had a little spicy kick to it, which was good."
"Then we once again ordered Linguini de Mare...
Margherita Pizza...
...and Funghi Pizza."
"I'm so proud to say that I didn't forget to take pics this time."
"For dessert, we ordered lemon sorbet...
Pistachio gelato...
...and zeppole, which all were good."
"The lemon sorbet was refreshing, pistachio had good chunks of nuts which made for an interesting texture. The zeppole is DCousin's favorite dessert."
"DCousin and DNiece's trip ends here and I drove them to MCO. I didn't want them to take DME, which I think is inconvenient since they pick up 3 hours before the flight, which makes for a very long wait at the airport. DS and I came back to the hotel and relaxed before our dinner."
2 November Game Points Earned + 3 Bonus Points for name/menu and dessert menu pics
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